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Motion Sickness Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Sedation
- Rehydration
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Alternative treatments for motion sickness have become widely accepted as a standard means of care. They include herbal therapy, acupressure , and homeopathy .
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Medications to help ease the symptoms of motion sickness are available without a prescription (over-the-counter or OTC). Normally these are taken 30 to 60 minutes before traveling to prevent motion sickness symptoms, as well as during extended trips.
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There are a variety of medications to help ease the symptoms of motion sickness, and most of these are available without a prescription. Known as over-thecounter (OTC) medications, it is recommended that these be taken 30-60 minutes before traveli...
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Sedation is the act of calming by administration of a sedative. A sedative is a medication that commonly induces the nervous system to calm.
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Intravenous (IV) rehydration is a treatment for fluid loss in which a sterile water solution containing small amounts of salt or sugar is injected into the patient's bloodstream.
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Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) involves the replacement of fluids and electrolytes lost during an episode of diarrheal illness. Diarrheal illnesses are pervasive worldwide, and they have a particularly large impact in the developing world. Childre...
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Sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar, are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle that is inserted into a vein.
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Intravenous rehydration is the process by which sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle which is inserted into a vein.
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